Channel i
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Broadcast area | Bangladesh, South Asia, North America |
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Headquarters | 40, Shahid Tajuddin Ahmed Sarani, Tejgaon I/A, Dhaka-1208, Bangladesh |
Programming | |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Impress Group |
History | |
Launched | 1 October 1999 September 2017 (HD Channel) |
Links | |
Website | channelionline |
Availability | |
Cable | |
Prisma Digital (Bangladesh) | Channel 10 |
(Bangladesh) | Channel 15 |
Rogers Cable (Canada) | Channel 856 |
StarHub TV (Singapore) | Channel 140 |
ABNXcess (Malaysia) | Channel 741 |
Bengal Digital (Bangladesh) | Channel 19 (SD) Channel 20 (HD) |
Satellite | |
Telstar 10 (Pan Asia) | 4034H MHz |
Dish Network (US) | Channel 806 |
Akash DTH (BD) | Channel 117 |
IPTV | |
Bell Fibe TV (Canada) | Channel 841 |
VMedia (Canada) | Channel 856 |
Channel i (Bengali: চ্যানেল আই) is a satellite and cable television channel in Bangladesh, owned by Impress Group and was launched on October 1, 1999. It is Bangladesh's first digital television channel, which formerly broadcast pre-recorded television programs for 12 hours, but was converted to a 24-hour channel within two years of its launch.[1]
Channel i is broadcast via satellite television using PanAm Sat and Bangabandhu-1,[2] covering most of Asia and parts of Australia. It is sister to the radio station, Radio Bhumi.[3]
Channel i HD was launched in September 2017.
Channel i Music Awards is the annual award function organised by the channel.
History[]
The Impress Group first moved beyond textile production and into television in the early 1980s under the tutelage of Faridur Reza Sagor, who had heretofore worked at state-run Bangladesh Television (BTV) on a freelance basis. The initial steps into television involved setting up Impress Telefilm, which produced small mini-series and one-off shows for BTV.
Currently, Channel i competes with several other domestic satellite channels, including ATN Bangla, Ekushey TV and NTV. For the past decade, the channel has held the highest market share among non-terrestrial channels in Bangladesh.
Channel i is also the first satellite channel in Bangladesh to broadcast modern western-themed telefilms such as Play, directed by .[4]
Notable programming: current and former[]
- Ghor Kutum[5]
- Hridoye Mati O Manush
- Kafela (only during Ramadan)
- Priyo Din Priyo Rat[6]
- Sakin Sarisuri
- Sonar Pakhi Rupar Pakhi[7]
- Tritiyo Matra
- Vober Hat
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Channel i Online". Channel i Official Website. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^ "Satellite charts - Channel list - Bangabandhu-1". SatBeams. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Our Subsidiaries". Impress Group. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ "'Most expensive' Bangladeshi telefilm premieres at Doha even." Gulf-Times. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014.
- ^ "Ghor Kutum's Gauhar: Khushi in the real life". The Daily Star. 2 March 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Shonar Pakhi Rupar Pakhi in the making". The Daily Star. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "আসছে 'প্রিয় দিন প্রিয় রাত'". Jagonews24.com (in Bengali). 28 June 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- Television channels and stations established in 1999
- Television channels in Bangladesh
- Foreign television channels broadcasting in the United Kingdom
- Mass media in Dhaka
- 1999 establishments in Bangladesh